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September 14, 2008

The coming October surprise

I was hesitating putting this out there, even though I had heard it before. But since Rob Port has broken the ice, I thought I'd go ahead and share it:

I was watching a CNN special about Sarah Palin tonight and had to chuckle a bit when they brought up the fact that the Palins’ eldest son, Track, was born eight months after his parents got married.
Got married by eloping, no less. Cue the “shotgun wedding” jokes from the left.

This is something I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about between October 24 and November 4.

I don't think the problem here is that they had a shotgun wedding or eloped, but that various surrogates (including Gov. Linda Lingle at the RNC Convention) have stated that they eloped to save their parents money. While that is probably true, it gives a false impression of why they got married. On the other hand, it's not like they ever tried to hide their anniversary date or Track Palin's birth date.

I have a feeling that if the media tries to play this up, it will end in much the same way as their attempt to exploit Bristol Palin's pregnancy.

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I see it as one more thing the Palins have in common with millions of American couples over the years.

Also- I couldn't care less about the timing of Track's birth if I actually set out a block of time every day to concentrate on caring less.

I'll spend some time wondering why people would vote for a guy who's friends with an admitted domestic terrorist, though.

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 14, 2008 01:54 PM (VkNlv)

2 If the race is tight, wait until the Thursday before the election for something like this to break, ala the Bush DUI story. The reason comes from the fact a surprise can still get Friday media coverage before most people go away fro the weekend, and gives the surprisee little, if any, opportunity to respond.

Posted by: eddiebear at September 14, 2008 03:06 PM (c+r5T)

I hope the MSM plays this up.

The delicious justice is that they're going to do what no one else could; get McCain elected.

Having stupid enemies is the best.

Posted by: Rosetta at September 14, 2008 03:18 PM (SOUOR)

4 Heaven forbid that an actual normal person dare to run for high office. The HORRORS!

Posted by: alexthechick at September 14, 2008 04:30 PM (ZHqJf)

See, this is another case of them TOTALLY not understanding their adversaries. They're sure the Right is a monolithic bloc of prissy, frigid church ladies who will be *horrified* to learn Sarah Palin got it on with her fiance before they were legally married. These are the same people who call it "hypocrisy" and assume any talk of abstinence will go out the window now that it turns out Bristol Palin did the same thing.

They don't understand that falling short of the ideal is part of the gig, but it doesn't make the ideal any less valuable.

I'm quite sure Sarah Palin is disappointed that her daughter got pregnant unintentionally. For one thing, having your life decisions accelerated at an early age is tough. But you don't hide it, or change your beliefs to accomodate the mistakes you make. You pick yourself up, brazen it out and make the best of it.

Posted by: S. Weasel at September 14, 2008 05:46 PM (Dy8+A)

My wife and I both wish that we had eloped. It would have spared us a lot of hassle. It's more likely that the Palins were just being sensible.

Posted by: John at September 14, 2008 09:39 PM (GOFKP)

7 I think she's already admitted she was pregnant when she got married. I could be remembering incorrectly though.

Posted by: Alice H at September 14, 2008 10:22 PM (jRtPb)

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